CSS Anthropology Past Paper 2022

Instructions specific to this paper

• Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.

Part-II questions

1. Q. 220 marks

   Anthropology focuses on every aspect of human being through physical anthropology, archaeology, linguistic anthropology and socio-cultural anthropology. Explain.

2. Q. 320 marks

   Distinguish among three major types of food production system i.e. horticulture, intensive agriculture and pastoralism. How agriculture can be developed to bring about economic prosperity in Pakistan?

3. Q. 420 marks

   Explain internal and external conflict theories about the emergence of early state societies. Social stratification is one of the defining qualities of the state. Explain.

4. Q. 520 marks

   Explain theory of structural-functionalism of Radcliffe-Brown in which aspects of culture are viewed in terms of the part they play in maintaining the social structure.

5. Q. 620 marks

   Define ethnocentrism and cultural relativism. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of ethnocentrism and cultural relativism.

6. Q. 720 marks

   Define patrilineal and matrilineal organizations. How patrilineal organization affect the political organization in Pakistan Society?

7. Q. 820 marks

   Define social stratification. Differentiate between caste and class societies with reference to examples from South Asia.

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• Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
• All the parts (if any) of each question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
• Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the question paper.
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